To rest
יָנַחStrong’s H5117yanach (ya-nach)
Appears in 140 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Yanach is the Hebrew word usually translated “leave alone”, “give rest” and “has given rest”. It appears in 140 verses of the Old Testament.
“But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.”
Meaning
- To rest(Qal) · (Hiphil) · (Hophal)
How it's translated
- leave alone 4
- and i will give rest 3
- he has given rest 3
- he had given rest 3
- and he left 3
- and they rested 3
- and i will give rest to 3
- and it rested 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Ezekiel 16
- Isaiah 15
- Exodus 10
- Joshua 9
- Numbers 8
- Deuteronomy 7
28 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Zechariah 5:11In contextAnd he said unto me, To build it an house in the land of Shinar: and it shall be established, and set there upon her own base.
- Zechariah 6:8In contextThen cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, these that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.
- Genesis 2:15And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
- Genesis 8:4And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.
- Genesis 19:16And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.
- Genesis 39:16And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.
All 140 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
יָנַח yanach · to rest
1) to rest 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to rest, settle down and remain 1a2) to repose, have rest, be quiet 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to rest, give rest to, make quiet 1b2) to cause to rest, cause to alight, set down 1b3) to lay or set down, deposit, let lie, place 1b4) to let remain, leave 1b5) to leave, depart from 1b6) to abandon 1b7) to permit 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to obtain rest, be granted rest 1c2) to be left, be placed 1c3) open space (subst)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “rest” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
REST, noun
[Latin resto, if the latter is a compound of re and sto; but is an original word. See Verb.]
- Cessation of motion or action of any kind, and applicable to any body or being; as rest from labor; rest from mental exertion; rest of body or mind.
- Quiet; repose; a state free from motion or disturbance; a state of reconciliation to God.“Learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest to your souls” Matthew 11:29
- Sleep; as, retire to rest
- Peace; national quiet.“The land had rest eighty years” Judges 3:11
All definitions and other forms of “rest”
- The final sleep, death.
- A place of quiet; permanent habitation.“Ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance which the Lord your God giveth you” Deuteronomy 12:9
- Any place of repose.
- That on which any thing leans or lies for support. 1 Kings 6:6
- In poetry, a short pause of the voice in reading; a cesura.
- In philosophy, the continuance of a body in the same place.
- Final hope.
- Cessation from tillage. Leviticus 25:4
- The gospel church or new covenant state in which the people of God enjoy repose, and Christ shall be glorified.
- In music, a pause; an interval during which the voice is intermitted; also, the mark of such intermission.
REST, noun
[Latin resto.]
- That which is left, or which remains after the separation of a part, either in fact or in contemplation; remainder.
- Others; those not included in a proposition or description. [In this sense, rest is a noun, but with a singular termination expressing plurality.]“The election hath obtained it and the rest were blinded” Romans 11:7
REST, verb intransitive
- To cease from action or motion of any kind; to stop; a word applicable to any body or being, and to any kind of motion.
- To cease from labor, work or performance.“God rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made” Genesis 2:2“So the people rested on the seventh day” Exodus 16:30
- To be quiet or still; to be undisturbed.
- To cease from war; to be at peace.“And the land rested from war” Joshua 11:23
- To be quiet or tranquil, as the mind; not to be agitated by fear, anxiety or other passion.
- To lie; to repose; as, to rest on a bed.
- To sleep; to slumber.
- to sleep the final sleep; to die or be dead.
- To lean; to recline for support; as, to rest the arm on a table.
- to stand on; to be supported by; as, a column rests on its pedestal.
- To be satisfied; to acquiesce; as, to rest on heaven's determination.
- To lean; to trust; to rely; as, to rest on a man's promise.
- To continue fixed. Isaiah 51:4
- To terminate; to come to an end. Ezekiel 16:42
- To hang, lie or be fixed.
- To abide; to remain with.“They said, the spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha” 2 Kings 2:15
- To be calm or composed in mind; to enjoy peace of conscience.
REST, verb intransitive
To be left; to remain. obsolete
REST, verb transitive
- To lay at rest; to quiet.
- To place, as on a support.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.